HC Deb 15 May 2003 vol 405 c363W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council (1) how many times the House of Lords Appointments Commission has met in the last 12 months; [113590]

(2) what the annual cost is of running the House of Lords Appointments Commission. [113591]

Dr. John Reid

The House of Lords Appointments Commission has met twice in the past year.

The estimated cost in the financial year 2002–03 was approximately £120,000.